What a scrappy kind of stitching week it has been! Recently it has been all about managing in the pretty intense heat we have been experiencing. Being British, this is not something we commonly need to deal with! We are learning as we go. It also wasn’t the best week for photographs as we have … More Weekend WIP Roundup
I have to admit, I have been feeling a bit cross with myself this week. My “Hello Flower” satin stitch project that I wrote about here and here was progressing so well but then I hit a bit of a snag. It is nothing major, but it is becoming more and more apparent that I … More A Happy Accident
Despite travelling to England – a two day journey through sun, snow, rain and hailstones – last week was a quite the week for finishing off projects. Today I wanted to share the completed Spring garland. So this is what it looked like when I asked for suggestions about what to stitch in the middle. … More Squaring the Circle
On Saturday, we took a stroll into the historical centre to sit in the piazza, drink a Spritz and just take it all in. The hour between noon and one o’clock is always particularly busy as everyone has aperitivo before disappearing for lunch. Friends meet to gossip, families gather – we saw one young couple … More Getting my Colour Back
This week I have been ploughing on with my special coffee poster commission. The moka pot is starting to take shape but it is still just a lot of grey cross stitches! I hope to be able to share something next week. When I have felt the need for a break from all of the … More Weekend WIP Round-up
Before we moved to Italy, many friends who had lived abroad warned us that we would have lots of visitors! They suggested that we would need to adopt a strategy to cope with all of them. Whilst it is true that we have had our fair share of people coming to stay, on the whole, … More Taking it all In
Since I began my year of stitchiness, I have surprised myself by falling back in love with cross stitch. I have managed to draft a number of my own designs and have been working away at them diligently. However, repeating the same stitch over and over can get rather dull so I generally try to … More Flowers in the Window
